Classic Punk Essentials

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The origin of punk has long been a subject of debate. Some trace its raw, minimal sound and anti-pop attitude back to the late-’60s transgressions of The Velvet Underground. Others claim punk’s ground zero was CBGB in the mid-’70s, when the Manhattan dive bar housed a parade of misfits that included glue-sniffin’ rockers the Ramones, arty guitar contortionists Television, and radical poet Patti Smith. Then there are those who believe punk truly became a movement when—in the era of peak prog rock—the Sex Pistols unleashed anarchy in the UK with their blasphemous anti-establishment anthems. But their peers in The Clash showed how punk’s raging attack could be a vessel for shrewd social commentary, while the emergence of unruly acts in L.A. (Black Flag), Australia (The Saints), and beyond proved that punk was more than a profane antidote to mainstream-rock excess—it was an empowering philosophy that encouraged disaffected outsiders to take matters into their own hands.
The Jam
In the City
The Jam
In the City (Remastered)
2:17
Iggy & The Stooges
Search and Destroy (Iggy Pop Mix)
Iggy & The Stooges
Raw Power
3:28
Ramones
Blitzkrieg Bop
Ramones
Ramones (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
2:13
The Damned
New Rose
The Damned
Damned Damned Damned
2:42
Sex Pistols
God Save the Queen
Sex Pistols
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
3:20
Blondie
Rip Her to Shreds
Blondie
Rip Her to Shreds - EP
3:24
The Cramps
Goo Goo Muck
The Cramps
Off the Bone
3:07
The Runaways
Cherry Bomb
The Runaways
The Runaways
2:18
Wire
1 2 X U (2006 Remastered Version)
Wire
Pink Flag
1:57
Black Flag
Rise Above
Black Flag
Damaged
2:26
X-Ray Spex
Oh Bondage Up Yours!
X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescents (Deluxe Edition)
2:47
MC5
Kick Out the Jams
MC5
The Big Bang! - Best of the MC5
2:47
The Germs
Lexicon Devil
The Germs
Punk Rock
1:44
The Clash
London Calling
The Clash
London Calling
3:19
New York Dolls
Personality Crisis
New York Dolls
Paris' Burning
3:48
Patti Smith
Gloria
Patti Smith
Outside Society (Remastered)
5:52
The Undertones
Teenage Kicks
The Undertones
The Undertones
2:28
Buzzcocks
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've?) [1996 Remastered Version]
Buzzcocks
Love Bites (Special Edition)
2:43
The Misfits
Hybrid Moments
The Misfits
Static Age
1:42
Stiff Little Fingers
Suspect Device (Single Version)
Stiff Little Fingers
All the Best
2:43
Pretenders
Precious
Pretenders
Pretenders (Expanded and Remastered)
3:35
Suicide
Ghost Rider (2019 - Remaster)
Suicide
Suicide (2019 Remaster)
2:33
Blondie
X Offender
Blondie
Rip Her to Shreds - EP
3:13
The Fall
It's the New Thing
The Fall
Live at the Witch Trials
3:27
Talking Heads
Psycho Killer
Talking Heads
Talking Heads 77 (Deluxe Version)
4:21
The Saints
(I'm) Stranded
The Saints
(I'm) Stranded [Remastered]
3:30
Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Blank Generation (Remastered)
Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Blank Generation (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
2:44
Ian Dury
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Ian Dury
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
3:06
Sham 69
Borstal Breakout
Sham 69
If the Kids Are United: The Best Of
2:00
Radio Birdman
Aloha Steve and Danno
Radio Birdman
The Essential Radio Birdman (1974-1978)
3:58
Pere Ubu
Final Solution
Pere Ubu
The Hearpen Singles
4:57
Nick Lowe
Heart of the City
Nick Lowe
Quiet Please... - The New Best of Nick Lowe
2:08
The Stranglers
Peaches (1996 Remaster)
The Stranglers
Rattus Norvegicus
4:07
Generation X
Your Generation (2002 Remaster)
Generation X
Generation X (2002 Remaster)
3:15
Mekons
Never Been In a Riot
Mekons
Heaven & Hell
1:44
The Adverts
Gary Gilmore's Eyes
The Adverts
Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
2:17
FEAR
I Love Livin' In the City
FEAR
The Record
2:05
Buzzcocks
Boredom
Buzzcocks
Spiral Scratch - EP
2:54
Crime
Hot Wire My Heart
Crime
Murder By Guitar
3:19
The Modern Lovers
Roadrunner
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers (Reissue)
4:06
Squeeze
Bang Bang
Squeeze
U.K. Squeeze
2:04
Dead Boys
Sonic Reducer
Dead Boys
Young, Loud and Snotty
3:09
The Raincoats
Fairytale In the Supermarket
The Raincoats
The Raincoats
3:00
The Damned
Neat Neat Neat
The Damned
Damned Damned Damned
2:41
X
Johny Hit and Run Paulene
X
Los Angeles
2:50
Cockney Rejects
Oi! Oi! Oi!
Cockney Rejects
Punk Classics
3:24
Public Image Ltd.
Public Image
Public Image Ltd.
First Issue
3:01
Devo
Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy)
Devo
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
4:57
Rocket from the Tombs
Ain't It Fun (Live)
Rocket from the Tombs
The Day the Earth Met the Rocket from the Tombs (Live)
5:51
The Dictators
Two Tub Man
The Dictators
Go Girl Crazy!
4:08
Elvis Costello
Mystery Dance
Elvis Costello
My Aim Is True
1:37
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
Born to Lose
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
L.A.M.F.: The Lost '77 Mixes (Remastered)
3:04
The Clash
White Riot
The Clash
The Clash
1:56
Patti Smith
Piss Factory
Patti Smith
Hey Joe / Piss Factory - Single
4:41
The Dils
I Hate the Rich
The Dils
Class War
1:40
Eddie & The Hot Rods
Teenage Depression
Eddie & The Hot Rods
The End of the Beginning (The Best of Eddie & the Hot Rods)
2:55
The Dickies
Banana Splits
The Dickies
The Incredible Shrinking Dickies (Expanded Version)
1:56
The Jam
The Modern World (Explicit Version)
The Jam
This Is the Modern World (Remastered Version)
2:30
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Love In a Void (7" Single Version)
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Join Hands (Remastered)
2:34
The Police
Fall Out
The Police
The Police (Remastered)
2:03
Electric Eels
Agitated
Electric Eels
Die Electric Eels (1975)
2:11
Ramones
Teenage Lobotomy
Ramones
Rocket to Russia (Deluxe Edition)
2:01
The Cortinas
Fascist Dictator
The Cortinas
Punk Rock Anthology
2:36
Wayne County
F**k Off
Wayne County
Blatantly Offensive - EP
2:44
Subway Sect
Ambition
Subway Sect
Twenty Odd Years
3:08
The Kids
Fascist Cops
The Kids
The Kids
2:31
DMZ
Busy Man
DMZ
Relics
3:25
MC5
The Human Being Lawnmower
MC5
Back In the USA
2:21
Wipers
Alien Boy
Wipers
Is This Real?
3:22
Television
Little Johnny Jewel
Television
Ork Records: New York, New York
7:05
Crass
Do They Owe Us a Living?
Crass
The Feeding of the 5000 (Remastered)
1:24
The Weirdos
We Got the Neutron Bomb
The Weirdos
We Got the Neutron Bomb: Weird World Volume 2
2:58
Pop Rivets
Fun In the UK
Pop Rivets
My First Billy Childish Album
2:46
Larry Wallis
Police Car
Larry Wallis
The Stiff Singles, Vol. 1
3:23
Sex Pistols
Anarchy In the U.K.
Sex Pistols
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
3:31
The Misfits
Last Caress
The Misfits
Static Age
1:57
Suicide
Rocket USA (2019 - Remaster)
Suicide
Suicide (2019 Remaster)
4:16
Peter & The Test Tube Babies
Elvis Is Dead
Peter & The Test Tube Babies
Pissed and Proud
2:03
Chelsea
Right to Work
Chelsea
Right to Work - The Singles
3:04
Scavengers
Mysterex
Scavengers
AK79
3:44
Viletones
Screamin' Fist
Viletones
A Taste of Honey
2:05
The Rezillos
Top of the Pops
The Rezillos
Can't Stand the Rezillos - The (Almost) Complete Rezillos
2:55